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Take the money. There's no point developing goalkeepers like Rushworth and Beadle if we're never going to give them a chance. I've never been completely convinced by Verbruggen.

Juric was disliked by everyone at Stains and it's amazing that they stuck with him as long as they did. This is what's wrong with not having any club philosophy or plan. Martin had a vision, including for what would happen if/when they were relegated. Too much emphasis on outcomes, not process.

Interesting. I'm surprised by The Valley being so high as you always seem to be going further downhill than uphill to get there.

I was able to visit the new New Orleans flood defences not so long ago. It's safe to say they are a step up from the Thames Barrier. One obvious improvement was a large basin to take water from the Mississippi if they have to close the barrier against a storm surge in the Gulf. No chance of...

Everton's new ground will surely be the first to be lost to rising sea levels. Probably followed by St Mary's, Blundell Park and maybe Fratton. Portman Road can't be far away either, nor Charlton. Fulham might escape thanks to the Thames Barrier. The Amex should be safe for decades.

It'll be very similar to what it's been like the times we've done it before.

Personally I fear that Palace's name is on the FA Cup and we'll need snookers to get into Europe. But if we finish tenth - the third-best position in our history - with a rookie head coach and with the Premier League's worst injury list, then it's been okay. And next season, if we can keep...

I think Wieffer has to be the plan B at centre back.

Yes, Wieffer can play CB. But if there's one opponent guaranteed to get Dunky through 90 minutes on adrenaline alone, it's this one.

This has been the problem we have never addressed - there is no pace in the centre of our defence, and although Pervis is fast going forward, he often seems in very little hurry to get back. Vitor Reis might have been the answer, but as soon as City were interested we were never going to get...

This weekend has ruled out two nightmare scenarios - Plucky winning it and us having to face Palace at Wembley for all-time bragging rights. So just the one doomsday option left. Up the Villa!

I quite enjoyed jury service but some of my fellow jurors would happily have strung the defendants up, even though they were obviously innocent of what they were accused of.

If everyone else has blown each other to smithereens, there may not be much left to take advantage of.

What counts as a World War anyway? WW1 was fairly localised even though troops from all over the British Empire were in combat, while WW2 was fought in many different theatres. What might kick off a big global war? China invading Taiwan, which might bring in the USA, Japan and South Korea...

By winning the League Cup, Newcastle have put themselves up there with football greats like Swindon, Oxford, Norwich, Swansea, Stoke and QPR.

It seems to me that the Premier League is almost a closed shop now. 15-17 clubs have accumulated such a lot of talented players and are so wealthy that there is almost no chance that any promoted club will be able to live with them. It's almost an indictment of Wolves, West Ham and Everton that...

9 - all the ones from Wolves onwards, like quite a few on here I'm assuming.

What would the actual route of the monorail be? Old Steine/Valley Gardens straight up the Lewes Road? Or from, say, Hove Station with pickup points at George Street and then along Church Road, Western Road and North Street?

The thing about the Goldstone was that people dispersed in all directions. From Falmer, unless you live in Moulsecoomb or Coldean, you're waiting in long queues for buses or trains or sitting in your car for ages trying to get out of the University or Bridge car parks. And, apart from the...

Yesterday we ended up with a completely different middle five from the one we started with - Ayari, Baleba, Minteh, Georginio, Mitoma were replaced by Wieffer, Gomez, Welbeck, Adingra, Solly. It's that strength off the bench that gives us the best chance for a strong finish to the season.